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Hunter Valley · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Cricket Social At Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 4

BRANXTON Saturday. — The secretary of the Branxton Sports Club (Mr. H. M. Har[?]cher) advises that an outstanding night’s…

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Singleton Golf

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 April 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Monday. — J. O’Halloran and K. Deans, with a nett 64, were the winners of the stroke handicap held at the golf…

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Upper Hunter Bowls

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 April 1944 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK.—R. Clark and F. Dunn (Denman) defeated R. Jeans and J. Hulme (Aberdeen) in the final of the Upper…

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Singleton Golf

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 4

SINGLETON Tues.—A stable ford competition yesterday over holes was won by J. Reynolds’ with 27 Other cards returned…

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Junior Football

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 4

SINGLETON Tuesday— An Army Team defeated a Junior team in a football match, at Singleton yesterday. Scores were…

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Final of Bowls Pennant

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 3

The final of the Hunter River. Bowling Association’s red pennant competition between . West Maitland and Cessnock will be…

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Easter Bowls Hunter Association Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 4

The Easter carnival of the Hunter River Bowling Association was concluded on Lorn park yesterday afternoon The…

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Tennis Notes (By “ACE”)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 4

It appears that the weather has a “hoodoo” over Maitland tennis fixtures. A strong westerly spoiled a…

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Cricket at Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 3

BRANXTON Tuesday — The Wollongong tourist cricketers who spent the week-end holiday Branxton engaged the local…

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Records Broken Greyhound Racing at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1944 · page 4

The record of 42.3 Secs for 750 yards on the Maitland Greyhound track was reduced by 42 secs by nimble Rocce on April 1 but the…

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Golf

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 3

Competitions were conducted on the golf links on Saturday and Monday, Sunday's fixture being abandoned because of the heavy storms…

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Football

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 3

Two football matches were played on Howe Park oval on Monday afternoon, the games giving evidence of improvement on the part of…

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Cricket

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 3

In a closely contested cricket match on the showground wicket on Saturday afternoon, Singleton defeated an Army team by the narrow margin of…

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Little for the Loan at Races

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE Wed.— The Minister for the Army (Mr. Fordo) commented bitterly on the fact that huge crowds which attended…

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Bowls

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 3

Consistency games will be continued on Saturday next on the local green. All members are asked to be on the green early…

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Maitland Junior Rugby League

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 5

At a meeting of the Maitland District Junior Rugby League, held in West Maitland Town Hall on Tuesday night, it was decided…

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Presentation of Cricket Trophies

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 5

BRANXTON Wed—The winners of the various competitions in the Branxton Sports Club’s cricket competitions for 1843-44…

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Rugby League Football Cessnock To Play South Newcastle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 6

The Cessoock Rugby League teams-seniors and reserves—will have their first real try out of the season to-morrow when they play South…

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Golf

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 6

A Stableford par competition held last Saturday was won by J. D. Mitchell, with a score of 35 points. A handicap event will be played…

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Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 6

All players are reminded that the grand opening of the season tennis tournament in the form of ladies' and gents' doubles is set down for this…

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